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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/schedule-22/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/schedule-22/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/15",
  "legislation_title": "Equality Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010",
  "path": "schedule/22/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person does not contravene this Act—\n(a) by making or continuing in force rules mentioned in sub-paragraph (2);\n(b) by publishing, displaying or implementing such rules;\n(c) by publishing the gist of such rules.\n(2) The rules are rules restricting to persons of particular birth, nationality, descent or residence—\n(a) employment in the service of the Crown;\n(b) employment by a prescribed public body;\n(c) holding a public office (within the meaning of section 50).\n(3) The power to make regulations for the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(b) is exercisable by the Minister for the Civil Service.\n(4) In this paragraph “public body” means a body (whether corporate or unincorporated) exercising public functions (within the meaning given by section 31(4)).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 22 para. 5 wholly in force at 1.10.2012; Sch. 22 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 216; Sch. 22 in force for certain purposes at 1.10.2010 by S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(14)(d) (with art. 15); Sch. 22 in force for remaining purposes at 1.10.2012 by S.I. 2012/1569, art. 3(f)"
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/22/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:33:11.189587+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}